:00:35. > :00:40.Hello and good evening, welcome to the Newport centre where we have
:00:41. > :00:45.had some superb snookered on day three of the Welsh Open. One
:00:45. > :00:54.Welshman, Matthew Stevens, safely through to the last 16, another of
:00:54. > :00:58.looking to join him tonight. played a lot better than I have
:00:58. > :01:02.been playing for the last few months and been training and
:01:02. > :01:09.fingers crossed I am going to keep playing a lot better than I am
:01:09. > :01:15.playing. I have been practising, just trying to speed my pace up a
:01:15. > :01:25.bit and hit the ball a bit harder, trying not to drag myself down and
:01:25. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:32.get on with it. I only live the 25 minutes away, so I can sleep in my
:01:32. > :01:42.own bed, but that carries extra pressure when your family and
:01:42. > :01:50.
:01:50. > :01:57.friends come down and I managed to get them all in again. On Thursday
:01:57. > :02:07.morning something happens it might be a bit later, so if I manage to
:02:07. > :02:08.
:02:08. > :02:16.get to the quarters on Thursday, I hope to get drawn in the morning.
:02:16. > :02:26.Ranked 26 in the world Robert has never beaten Mark. We pick up the
:02:26. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:47.I think the analogy of this is going to be a long frame with all
:02:47. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:05.I think he thought he had potted that, Mark. A bit unfortunate the
:03:05. > :03:15.red has come back on to the white. He knew that was a real opportunity.
:03:15. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :04:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 97 seconds
:04:52. > :05:02.Mark could not have asked for an I am sure mark will feel he could
:05:02. > :05:10.have done a bit better than that. Goodness me, how it that not go in?
:05:10. > :05:14.It transpired he was not on a colour anyway. That was a wonderful
:05:14. > :05:24.opportunity to extend his lead in this match. It did everything but
:05:24. > :05:30.
:05:31. > :05:40.When the black was so close on the corner pocket he has dragged it in
:05:41. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :06:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 97 seconds
:06:22. > :06:32.He is nicely on the red. This You cannot imagine he will make any
:06:32. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:46.It looks as plain sailing as it could be in this frame for Robert.
:06:46. > :06:54.Obviously, he could have a thunderous kick or something like
:06:54. > :07:01.that that could cause problems. He has got a lead already of 37 points.
:07:01. > :07:09.I cannot believe he has just played the red in the middle. He has
:07:09. > :07:19.landed the wrong side of the blue with a dodgy pink. He could have
:07:19. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :08:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 97 seconds
:08:02. > :08:12.played that two towards the corner To all intents and purposes it
:08:12. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :09:00.It has not been a bad frame for The book does not go end, but it is
:09:00. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:08.not going to matter. Mike Williams stays in his chair. -- Mark
:09:08. > :09:18.Williams. A fantastic start by the world No. 26. Can Mark Williams
:09:18. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:37.Hall his way back into this match? He caught that one a little bit
:09:37. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:58.That looks just about perfect. APPLAUSE. I am very impressed but
:09:58. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:08.this from Robert. And I do not like that one from Mark. It is touching
:10:08. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:25.ball, would you believe it? The angle is no good. They have got the
:10:25. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:09.pace of the table now. He got that It has not run. He really needs to
:11:09. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 97 seconds
:11:57. > :12:07.get the line of this short He has left Robert a shot to the
:12:07. > :12:08.
:12:08. > :12:18.green pocket. At the moment everything is looking pottable to
:12:18. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:06.him. That red was superb. He can All of a sudden this now becomes a
:13:06. > :13:16.great chance of getting a good few points on the board. He has been
:13:16. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:52.He is going to be hindered if he takes the red on to the left corner.
:13:52. > :14:02.He could run through for the blue with this. Just a few inches short
:14:02. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:27.APPLAUSE. Another great pot. It is not that Mark Williams has not
:14:27. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:45.played very well tonight, he has made a couple of mistakes, but it
:14:45. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:59.is just for the fact that Robert I think he will take his hat off to
:14:59. > :15:13.
:15:13. > :15:23.Robert. Oh, I have given him the He is going to have a shot on the
:15:23. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:07.Well, that was a valiant attempt Oh, goodness me. He can get through
:16:07. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:39.to the red on the right side That is the problem when you are
:16:39. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:56.not having much to table time. This Do you think he should have gone
:16:56. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:40.for that, Darren? You have to pot It could be the remaining Welsh
:17:40. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:14.hopes rest on the shoulders of Look at the way these rents are
:18:14. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :19:03.placed. It will be easy from That was match ball. The Welsh
:19:03. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:21.audience recognise that that was It's been a very good performance
:19:21. > :19:31.tonight from Robert Milkins. I'm sure Mark Williams in his
:19:31. > :19:39.
:19:39. > :19:49.interviews will give him great He could just about make a century
:19:49. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :20:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 97 seconds
:20:45. > :20:55.He deserves a century break, the way he has played this evening. If
:20:55. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:34.Wonderful break for Robert Milkins he defeats Mark Williams by 4-12.
:21:34. > :21:37.he defeats Mark Williams by 4-12. - 4-1. Playing Mark is difficult.
:21:37. > :21:42.He doesn't give you much. Even though he is not on form at the
:21:42. > :21:48.moment, I knew I started to play really well to beat him. I made a
:21:48. > :21:52.good 50 break, which settled me. I might have looked a bit relaxed, I
:21:52. > :21:57.weren't. It's very difficult out there. That 50 break, sort of, set
:21:57. > :22:01.the tone for the match, if you know what I mean? I didn't really miss
:22:01. > :22:05.anything easy. I missed a couple of balls that I probably should have
:22:05. > :22:09.got. Another long one in the last frame, but missed it. Every time I
:22:09. > :22:13.missed he made good breaks an potted long balls. I can't be too
:22:13. > :22:16.disappointed than that. He played a lot better than me. Disappointing
:22:16. > :22:20.night for Mark Williams and Robert Milkins will play Sam Baird in the
:22:20. > :22:28.last 16. We can round up the rest of the day's action for you right
:22:28. > :22:32.now. Ding Junhui breezed past Mark King to set up a clash with Mark
:22:32. > :22:39.Allen, the world number nine looking terrific today with two
:22:39. > :22:49.century breaks. I played well today. I had a little bit of luck in the
:22:49. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:58.first frame. I'm feeling good. Not much pressure to me. The man Ding
:22:59. > :23:03.beat in the final last year, Mark Selby, out, losing 4-0 to Joe Perry.
:23:03. > :23:07.Only his second career win over Selby. He is a player I like
:23:07. > :23:14.playing, which is daft because he is the World Number 1, he wins
:23:14. > :23:18.tournments for fun much I like the the way Mark plays. -- tournaments.
:23:18. > :23:23.He plays a good all round game. That is how I play my snooker. If I
:23:23. > :23:28.do play really well, I have a chance of beating them.
:23:28. > :23:34.Congratulations to Graeme Dott, through to the last 16 after seeing
:23:34. > :23:41.off Fergal O'Brien. He has a tight turn around. He will meet Pankaj
:23:41. > :23:47.Advani tomorrow morning at 10.30 am. I was cueing OK, but I made a lot
:23:47. > :23:53.of silly mistakes. I lost a bad frame and Fergal cleared up to go
:23:53. > :23:58.2-2. I had so many chances to go 3 up. It was scrappy. Happy to be
:23:58. > :24:06.through. Dominic Dale had never beaten Judd Trump. He had a
:24:06. > :24:12.fantastic chance to do so today. Dominic Dale lead 2-0 and 3-1
:24:12. > :24:22.before Trump levelled. We pick this up with Dominic Dale at the table
:24:22. > :24:35.
:24:35. > :24:45.Both -- Whoever loses this match He doesn't have to do anything with
:24:45. > :24:50.
:24:50. > :25:00.the cue ball here, it naturally Hopes to get on the pink. He has
:25:00. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:11.That was more like, it wasn't? He is a gun slinger. He will take
:25:11. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:25.chances, he is high-risk low margin. That is an excellent potional shot.
:25:25. > :25:33.He knows now this is a chance of pinching this match at this visit.
:25:33. > :25:37.I would like a closup of his eyes now. Have you seen his eyes when
:25:37. > :25:46.they change in these positions? Excitement of seeing a match-
:25:46. > :25:50.winning opportunity? Fight. That is what in his eyes. They change.
:25:50. > :25:55.Whether he is behind or in front in these positions. He looks more
:25:55. > :26:00.determined. A different look in his eye. A little shake of his head.
:26:00. > :26:04.She feeling nervous. If we get a chance to show you again there. We
:26:04. > :26:07.will show you after this shot. There was shaking going on. That is
:26:07. > :26:17.how important he feels this match is to get himself back in the big
:26:17. > :26:24.
:26:24. > :26:34.Everybody suffers from the pressure. Has he seen the train go by? He
:26:34. > :26:41.
:26:41. > :26:45.knows he has had every chance in Win or lose, you have to take your
:26:45. > :26:49.hat off to Judd Trump, the way things were going when he was 2-0
:26:49. > :26:59.behind and looked like going 3-0 behind. He pinched that third frame,
:26:59. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:15.had to sit out a century break from He still possibly needs one more
:27:15. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :27:24.good pot. The red just below the You play like this against Hawkins
:27:24. > :27:34.in the Masters. He was well behind, was out of touch. All of a sudden
:27:34. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:49.He is an exceptional talent. He has one in the corner. He will have to
:27:49. > :27:52.
:27:52. > :27:56.. He has got that in him, hasn't he? When he sees the winning post,
:27:57. > :28:03.there are four or five players in the game at the moment, when they
:28:03. > :28:08.see the winning post, boy, they very rarely miss. They're called
:28:08. > :28:18.winners! Absolutely. Dominic has had the same two chances to win,
:28:18. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:39.If you enjoyed it that much, you don't have to take your fee for the
:28:39. > :28:47.
:28:48. > :28:54.Oh, bad contact. Oh, there could be life in this match now for Dominic.
:28:54. > :29:04.I don't even think the pink is any value at all in playing pot. Jabd
:29:04. > :29:29.
:29:29. > :29:34.at it a little bit. -- jabed at it This is the deciding frame. Give me
:29:34. > :29:44.55 points in front all day and play a good safety rather than take a
:29:44. > :29:49.risk at this stage. No point for me in taking the pink on. I'm look...
:29:49. > :29:55.The only thing to do is put the green on the right cushion. They
:29:55. > :30:00.would leave the long red for Dominic. He might have to leave the
:30:00. > :30:07.green in play, but get the white tight on the top cushion. You can
:30:07. > :30:12.put the blue south. He could put the blue safe. On either side. He
:30:12. > :30:18.has a few options off the blue. he miss the kiss on the green with
:30:18. > :30:22.the cue ball if he puts the blue safe? Yes. The thing with it, what
:30:22. > :30:30.he has to do here is get it safe. It doesn't matter if he is putting
:30:30. > :30:40.one of the colours safe, he has not to leave Dominic a pot on. Never
:30:40. > :30:41.
:30:41. > :30:46.He has the green safe. He is leaving this long red on for
:30:46. > :30:51.Dominic now. At this stage of the match, 55 in front, I couldn't
:30:51. > :30:56.blame Dominic for taking this red on. He caught the green too thin.
:30:56. > :31:06.He was shaking his head on the way back. He wanted that white tight on
:31:06. > :31:14.
:31:14. > :31:19.If you focus on this and think, I'm going to go for this red, and fully
:31:19. > :31:27.commit. What would you say the odds are on potting that red? How many
:31:27. > :31:33.times out of 10? At least five, 50/50 when you are 55 behind, you
:31:33. > :31:39.are entitled to take it on. have to commit. As of yet he hasn't
:31:39. > :31:49.really looked at. It he has not given it a serious look, has he?
:31:49. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :31:59.He's not going to go for it. He is up again! It's one of those
:31:59. > :32:09.where you can run it in-off two cushion or stun it in. You have to
:32:09. > :32:11.
:32:12. > :32:16.He doesn't like the shot. Even if he misses it, he is not certain to
:32:16. > :32:26.lose from here if he misses the red, as long as he doesn't leave the red
:32:26. > :32:34.
:32:34. > :32:39.on. Mitt if he gets it, it's a Would you have played that the same
:32:39. > :32:49.way? You have to give the pocket a chance. Yeah. He committed himself
:32:49. > :32:55.
:32:55. > :33:05.to it. Didn't turn it down, fair Oh! That was a poor shot. Oh, dear,
:33:05. > :33:09.
:33:09. > :33:17.He's missed it. Oh, no, it's rolled back. It's gone up... It must be
:33:17. > :33:26.finger marks on the table. Wow! you are right. They are showing it.
:33:26. > :33:31.It caught the near knuckle as well. He is still not out of the woods
:33:31. > :33:38.yet. Oh, dear! It's one of those matches. Everything is happening
:33:38. > :33:48.here. Wonderful entertainment, whoever you are supporting in this
:33:48. > :33:58.It has had everything in this game that makes snooker such an
:33:58. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:03.He is in trouble. After potting that difficult red, he has put
:34:03. > :34:13.himself in an awkward position. He doesn't want to go for, this but he
:34:13. > :34:20.
:34:20. > :34:30.63 points remember. He hasn't too many points to play with. He needs
:34:30. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:41.to get on the pink or black from Wants to avoid the brown. The brown,
:34:41. > :34:46.red and the green he's going to avoid, isn't he? I don't see how he
:34:46. > :34:50.can avoid, brown, red or green or one of them. What he done then, he
:34:50. > :34:56.played to make sure he didn't get one of the cannons and forgot about
:34:56. > :35:06.the pot. It wasn't that difficult a pot, was it? He played it a little
:35:06. > :35:11.
:35:11. > :35:14.It's all over now. I don't know how he has done it. He has. Judd Trump
:35:14. > :35:19.has been out of form these last few tournaments. People have been
:35:19. > :35:29.questioning the way he is playing. There is one thing you can't say,
:35:29. > :35:42.
:35:42. > :35:48.It's been a really enjoyable match. Dominic, he really has had two
:35:48. > :35:52.excellent chances to win it. You feel he will go home tonight and
:35:52. > :35:56.probably won't sleep. That is the thing you lose a match when you
:35:56. > :36:05.should win. You end up wondering what should have been, might have
:36:05. > :36:15.Dominic has proved to himself he can still compete at this level. We
:36:15. > :36:16.
:36:16. > :36:20.know what a great player he has I don't know how he has done it
:36:20. > :36:27.Judd Trump. You always fancied him. Dominic, when he got in, only
:36:27. > :36:32.looked like he would only get 40 or 50 at times apart from the 114 he
:36:32. > :36:37.got, which was superb. Never really wanted to get in the balls and kill
:36:37. > :36:43.it off in one finish. An excellent match. A lot of people are standing
:36:43. > :36:49.match. A lot of people are standing up. Judd Trump goes into the next
:36:49. > :36:54.round a 4-3 winner. I felt good out. There I felt better first game, but
:36:54. > :36:58.just pleased to get through. Dominic, his safety was the best I
:36:58. > :37:04.have played against for a long time much I found it hard to get amongst
:37:04. > :37:10.the balls. I went out there knowing I could beat him. In fact, really
:37:10. > :37:15.thinking I would beat him. 3-1 up, a short sprint first to four.
:37:15. > :37:20.Nothing for top players to win two or three frames in a row against
:37:20. > :37:24.each other. I have to be honest, Judd Trump got a hell of a lot
:37:24. > :37:31.stronger being 3-1 down. I have a lot of support here. Even the Welsh
:37:31. > :37:37.give me a lot of support, that is good. I haven't got into the kind
:37:37. > :37:42.of final weekend here yet. That will be nice. Decent crowds here,
:37:42. > :37:50.it has been pleasing. Excellent overall tournament. The Spaceman
:37:50. > :38:00.coming crashing down-to-earth. This coming crashing down-to-earth. This
:38:00. > :38:17.
:38:17. > :38:24.The last Welshman, Matthew Stevens looking for revenge. That is it for
:38:24. > :38:28.tonight. Do join us, once again, at 1.00pm on BBC Two Wales tomorrow